United Gold Coast Convention

The United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was a conservative political party in the Gold Coast that was active from 4 August 1947 to 1951. The party was founded by J.B. Danquah and a combination of chiefs, academics, and lawyers, and it sought to bring about Ghanaian independence from their British masters after World War II. One of its key leaders, Kwame Nkrumah, went on to found the more radical Convention People's Party, and the UGCC disbanded after performing poorly in the 1951 elections.